A new tusk analysis reveals the life-cycle of an ancient Alaska woolly mammoth
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers were able to use the tusk to recreate key moments in the life of "Kik," who roamed Alaska's Arctic some 17,000 years ago.
August 12, 2021
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ANCHORAGE — A woolly mammoth that roamed Alaska 17,000 years ago covered enough ground in its 28-year lifetime to nearly circle the globe twice, an analysis of one of its tusks suggests.
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